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The English Teacher's Bookshelves Part 6 -The History Section ( Yes, History...) - Page 2

Although I am by trade a Theatre Director and a Brit. Lit. Teacher, I also am a devout reader of history. Partly it's because I am a contextualist when it comes to teaching literature - I don't believe one can understand a literary work unless one has some understanding of the circumstances under which the work was created. Most of the ancient and medieval histories on the list are there for that reason; even all the various works on Richard III and the Wars of the Roses are there because I was trying to make sense of Shakespeare's history plays. Partly, however, it's because my father was an amateur historian who had a knack for turning history into stories. Since he was a WWII veteran ( as was my mother ), he made that period come alive for me, and I have been fascinated by it ever since. Both he and my mother took part in The Bulge, so that has been a particular fascination for me. The Civil War was my father's major interest, and it became mine as well.
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A History of the Vikings (Jones)
A History of the Vikings (Jones)
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Kings and Vikings (Sawyer)
Kings and Vikings (Sawyer)
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The History of the Medieval World (Susan Wise Bauer)
The History of the Medieval World (Susan Wise Bauer)
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The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
The Civilization of the Middle Ages (Norman Cantor)
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Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
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Medieval Reader (Cantor)
Medieval Reader (Cantor)
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Feudal Society (Marc Bloch)
Feudal Society (Marc Bloch)
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The Making of the Middle Ages (Southern)
The Making of the Middle Ages (Southern)
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The Mind of the Middle Ages (Frederick Artz)
The Mind of the Middle Ages (Frederick Artz)
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Medieval Civilization (Le Goff)
Medieval Civilization (Le Goff)
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The Oxford History of Medieval Europe (Holmes)
The Oxford History of Medieval Europe (Holmes)
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Medieval Europe (Keen)
Medieval Europe (Keen)
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A Short History of the Crusades (Riley-Smith)
A Short History of the Crusades (Riley-Smith)
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The Crusades (Runciman)
The Crusades (Runciman)
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The Trial of the Templars (Barber)
The Trial of the Templars (Barber)
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The New Knighthood (Barber)
The New Knighthood (Barber)
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The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
The Black Death (Philip Zeigler)
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The Black Death (Nohl)
The Black Death (Nohl)
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In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Norman Cantor)
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made (Norman Cantor)
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The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
The Great Mortality (John Kelly)
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Chaucer (Howard)
Chaucer (Howard)
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Who Murdered Chaucer? (Terry Jones)
Who Murdered Chaucer? (Terry Jones)
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The Hundred Years War (Seward)
The Hundred Years War (Seward)
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Bosworth Field (Rowse)
Bosworth Field (Rowse)
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The Wars of the Roses (Lander)
The Wars of the Roses (Lander)
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The Wars of the Roses (Ross)
The Wars of the Roses (Ross)
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The Wars of the Roses (Alison Weir)
The Wars of the Roses (Alison Weir)
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The Wars of the Roses (Seward)
The Wars of the Roses (Seward)
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The Wars of the Roses (Hallam)
The Wars of the Roses (Hallam)
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Edward IV (Charles Ross)
Edward IV (Charles Ross)
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Warwick the Kingmaker (Kendall)
Warwick the Kingmaker (Kendall)
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The Battle of Bosworth (Bennett)
The Battle of Bosworth (Bennett)
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Richard III (Kendall)
Richard III (Kendall)
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Richard III: England's Black Legend
Richard III: England's Black Legend
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Richard III (Charles Ross)
Richard III (Charles Ross)
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Richard III (Horrox)
Richard III (Horrox)
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Richard III (Skidmore)
Richard III (Skidmore)
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The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
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The Mystery of the Princes (Audrey Williamson)
The Mystery of the Princes (Audrey Williamson)
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Richard III: The Debatel (More)
Richard III: The Debatel (More)
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